Comments: The mother of People's Power, Aug. 4, p. 6

It is not just Filipinos but also Indonesians who owe Corazon "Cory" Aquino a great debt for her contributions to the reform movement here. Her "People Power" drive, which saw millions of Filipinos pour into the streets to oust former President Ferdinand Marcos, inspired millions in Indonesia to continue their struggle to oust Soeharto from power.

Your comments:

On behalf of my fellow countrymen, thank you for acknowledging president Cory's greatness.

Beth

Manila

Thank you so much for your most generous words. You may have drawn inspiration from Cory, but we Filipinos also draw the same from you as our nations continue our common journey towards democracy.

Congratulations on your recent elections. Kindly, please, pray to Allah that our polls next year will be as successful as yours.

Norman Sison

Manila

Perhaps you may wish to know what President Corazon Aquino once told me during an interview in 1999.

At the start of her presidency, when she was beset with so many military coup attempts, she met your strongman leader Soeharto at an ASEAN meeting.

And strangely enough Soeharto was very solicitous towards her. She told him about the many coups she was facing then and Soeharto advised her never to give up and to hang on.

He also told her she could do it. And she did, to his own undoing. Congratulations on your recent presidential elections. We hope to emulate your success next year.

Raissa Robles

Manila